Overview of the New Law on Experts No. 6754

The new Law on Experts No. 6754 ("Expert Law") brought fundamental changes to the system of court-appointed experts in the litigation process. It was intended to establish an effective and organized framework by redefining the qualifications required to be deemed an expert, as well as the procedures for the appointment and supervision of experts. The Expert Law provides regulations for the expert examinations given in judicial, administrative and military jurisdictions; however, it excludes the public institutions that provide expert services and institutions that are authorized to provide expert opinions.

An expert is defined as "a real person or a private law legal person, whose expert opinions are sought, for issues that require specific or technical knowledge" in Article 2 of the Expert Law. Article 3 sets forth the fundamental principles attached to being an expert. These principles dictate that an expert (i) must be independent and impartial, (ii) cannot